Having decided to go plural, a colleague recommended that I meet Cindy Casciani. After an initial interview, Cindy worked closely with me to identify what strengths I could bring to a Board and what industries would most benefit from my experience. I found this process very beneficial. Cindy then identified a number of possible Board opportunities before settling on the Chairman role at Optilan Ltd. After my initial interviews with the management and the PE investor in Optilan, Cindy stayed in close touch with both myself and the Company providing valuable feedback to both parties. I am delighted to say that I was appointed Chairmanof Optilan Ltd on 1 October.

Thanks for your work on this Cindy – I don’t think had we had a blank sheet of paper, we could have written a CV for a more suitable candidate.

 

 

Working with Cindy, and Equity Chair, has been one of the most simple, enjoyable and productive experiences we've had with an outside consultant. On first meeting Cindy she was able to quickly understand our business and she instantly had talented people interested and available to meet with us. Through Cindy we have met some incredibly impressive people. Cindy found us a fantastic non-executive Director and we believe that this new hire will lead to substantial growth for Ruroc.

I work in recruitment so I know how poor some recruiters can be, Equity Chair delivered exactly the service they said they would, on time and with professionalism.  I really would recommend them.

I was introduced to Cindy at EquityChair when we were looking to add an NED/ member of the Investment Committee to our Board.

The selection of candidates put forward was excellent and actually resulted in us hiring two from the shortlist.

We were in exclusive discussions on a private equity deal and were keen to have a Chairman lined up prior to completion.  Through EquityChair’s Swift Network Access, Cindy Casciani quickly identified a number of quality candidates, one of whom was of particular interest and relevance.  Within a matter of days we were able to meet with him and he has since been appointed as Chair of HFH Healthcare.  We would certainly use EquityChair again for future appointments.”

Cindy at EquityChair really went above and beyond when I needed to hire additional resource into the exciting tech company where I am Chairman.

She not only supplied a great candidate for the role, she also ensured that there was smooth process around his hire, and offered excellent advice and counsel on a number of associated discussion points.

We asked Cindy Casciani of EquityChair to help source a Chair for a new deal we were working on.  We had a pretty specific brief and were delighted that Cindy was able to identify and attract an excellent candidate who has subsequently joined the board as Chair. 

Cindy at Equitychair has been working with Big Society Capital for a while now helping us to build a pool of talented, commercial Non-Executives for our funds and their investments. When we were looking for a partner to work with on this we explored lots of different options. As soon as we met Cindy we were clear that she was the person we wanted to partner with as she is truly excellent. She has a very good network, is extremely experienced and is a real pleasure to work with. She is a partner in the true sense. When we needed to find a new Non -Executive Director for the board of Big Society Capital itself, Cindy was an obvious choice to help. 

She ran a very thorough and professional process delivering an excellent long list on time and to spec. The interview stage resulted in a difficult decision due to the quality of candidates presented. A successful appointment was made on time and to the great delight of the board.

Having worked with Cindy over many years when we were both at different organisations I was well aware of the quality of her work and so when we were looking for a new Advisory Board Member she was the obvious choice. It was a difficult assignment as we had a very specific requirement in mind and the target pool is small and specialised.  Cindy very quickly grasped the nature of our requirements and importantly the particular skill set we were seeking. In few days she produced a short list and we very quickly zeroed in on our preferred candidate.  Cindy’s capacity to identify and engage with high quality candidates was outstanding and we have been delighted, but not surprised by the outcome. We would have no hesitation in recommending her and her team.